Final entry

This is the last written entry I'll post. I will, however, put some more pictures on later today.

We are all adjusting well. We closed on the new house and moved within 36 hours of arriving in the US. I cannot recommend the experience.

The girls have gone back to school without missing a beat. JW has visits his preschool (same as Devyn's) every morning for increasing lengths of time. Halloween was a smash hit with the boy, who was dressed as Superman. Devyn was Wonder Woman, and Mia was Violet Parr from The Incredibles. Eiley is finally too old to dress up this year. But that didn't stop Scott, who went as "Jim Dirt," Joe Dirt's cousin. Yes, he wore a mullet wig.

We also attended our local school carnival, and discovered (no surprise) that Jon Wiley loved the moonwalk, the tractor train, the ball pit, the ring toss, the cotton candy, and the general mayhem.

Jon Jon says many English words now, like:
Mi Mi for Mia ("Meh-Meh")
High Five ("Ha Fa")
NO!
All gone ("Ah-Gaaaahn")
Bye
Hello ("A-Yo")
Hi
Stella {our dog} ("Ella!")
Phebe { " } ("Feh-Beh")
Pee pee
Keiko {our cat} ("Ah-ko")
Go
Mom

A note on the use of Mom. Why is it that each successive child learns "Mom" and gives up "Mommy" or "Mama" earlier than the preceding child? Such a cruel joke!

I start back to work on Wednesday, so our lives are slowly returning to normal. It has been a wonderful experience adding this little guy to our family, and I highly recommend adoption, international or domestic, to anyone considering it.